Live Nation Entertainment Inc. confirmed that the road to its controversial settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice went all the way to the White House in a New York federal court filing that leaves many questions unanswered about a deal Democrats have cast as corrupt and failed to mollify state enforcers.
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Live Nation Discloses White House Involvement In DOJ Deal

By Bryan Koenig

Live Nation Entertainment Inc. confirmed that the road to its controversial settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice went all the way to the White House in a New York federal court filing that leaves many questions unanswered about a deal Democrats have cast as corrupt and failed to mollify state enforcers.

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Ill. Feds Drop More Charges For Grand Jury 'Irregularities'

By Celeste Bott

A third federal prosecution has unraveled over "serious irregularities" in grand jury proceedings at Chicago's federal courthouse, with U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros personally moving Monday to permanently dismiss arson charges against four defendants after improper communications between a prosecutor and grand jurors came to light.

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States, Ex-IRS Officials Want Trump-IRS Deal Scrutinized

By Hailey Konnath

A coalition of 23 states and a group of former high-level Internal Revenue Service officials have pressed a Florida federal court to reopen Donald Trump's suit against the IRS and carefully scrutinize the resulting settlement, arguing that the litigation was "colored by fraud from the beginning."

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ENFORCEMENT

$8.5M Utility Service Fraud Nets 7.5-Year Sentence In Chicago

By Lauraann Wood

A Chicago man received more than seven years in federal prison Tuesday for leading a roughly $8.5 million fraud scheme in which he used false identifying information to sign thousands of city residents up to receive gas and electric services they didn't know were fraudulent.

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Claritev Says It Wasn't Target Of Criminal Antitrust Probe

By Matthew Perlman

Healthcare data firm Claritev said the U.S. Department of Justice is ending a grand jury investigation of potential antitrust violations in the health insurance space and is not targeting the company with a criminal probe.

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LITIGATION

Navistar, Truck Buyers Face Off In Trial Over Delayed Order

By Susan Smiley

Tuesday's opening statements in a trial over two companies' claims that truck manufacturer Navistar's delay of a bulk order cost them millions saw each side's counsel give a Michigan federal jury a meticulous description of the delivery contract in question — and their vastly different interpretations of it.

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States Challenge Arctic Leasing Over Birds, Climate Change

By Crystal Owens

Fourteen states are backing challenges to the Trump administration's decision to open up oil and gas leasing on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, telling the court that the seismic exploration will harm migratory birds and increase greenhouse gas emissions that already contribute to climate change.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Drawing A Line Between Settlement Pressure And Extortion

U.S. v. Luo, pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, may force courts to address anew when settlement negotiations become criminal extortion, particularly in the age of easily fabricated digital evidence, says attorney Denis Kiely.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

How 3 Courts Are Approaching AI Adoption

By Emily Sawicki

The rules surrounding artificial intelligence experimentation in courts run the gamut from court systems offering proprietary tools and training to unwritten policies that essentially amount to don't ask, don't tell.

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Analysis

With Data And AI, Whistleblowers Set Off An FCA Tidal Wave

By Phillip Bantz

Whistleblowers are increasingly using artificial intelligence to comb through public data in search of potential False Claims Act cases, unleashing a flood of new complaints that are shaking up white collar defense and government enforcement efforts while subjecting more companies to potentially false allegations, experts say.

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Conn. Justices Threaten Sanctions For AI Errors

By Andrea Keckley

The Connecticut Supreme Court has threatened to sanction GLG Law LLC and one of its attorneys for submitting documents in two cases "that misrepresented the law through the use of generative artificial intelligence," according to a Tuesday order that summoned them to appear in court next month.

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Atty DQ Over Inadvertent Doc Disclosure Overturned

By Y. Peter Kang

A California state appeals court has upended the disqualification of defense counsel in a sexual battery suit, saying documents undermining the case that were accidentally produced via a Dropbox link were not privileged.

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DOJ Nominee Questioned About Deleted Social Media Posts

By Courtney Bublé

A nominee for a top U.S. Department of Justice position, who is a real estate attorney turned tech entrepreneur, came under fire on Wednesday for past social media posts that he's now deleted.

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Booker, Cassidy Press DOJ On Trump Immunity Deal

By Courtney Bublé

Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Cory Booker, D-N.J., wrote to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday expressing "serious concerns" about the alleged immunity for President Donald Trump, his family and businesses in the controversial settlement he reached with the IRS.

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Chicago Bar Association

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Earthjustice

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Google LLC

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

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Murphy & Associates Inc.

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

Native American Rights Fund Inc.

Natural Resources Defense Council

Navistar International Corp.

New Jersey State Bar Association

Nicor Gas Co.

Nike Inc.

Pennzoil

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Sierra Club

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Tegna Inc.

The New York Times Co.

The State University of New York

Trump Organization Inc.

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U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

U.S. Department of Justice

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U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas

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U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Senate

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United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Washington Attorney General's Office